At A Glance

23 November 2011 at a glance

Day of the week
23 November 2011 was a Wednesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “We Found Love” by Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris.
Top Film of 2011
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2011 was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.
Star sign
The star sign for 23 November is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 23 November 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 23 November 2011 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 23 November

  • 2004 The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, the largest religious building in Georgia, is consecrated.
  • 2005 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia and becomes the first woman to lead an African country.
  • 2011 Arab Spring: After 11 months of protests in Yemen, Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh signs a deal to transfer power to the vice president, in exchange for legal immunity.
  • 2015 Blue Origin's New Shepard space vehicle became the first rocket to successfully fly to space and then return to Earth for a controlled, vertical landing.
  • 2018 Founders of Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana issue an apology following a series of offensive advertisements on social media promoting a fashion show in Shanghai, China, which was canceled.

Famous people born on 23 November

  • Miley Cyrus, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1992)
  • Vincent Cassel, French actor and producer (born 1966)
  • Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan union leader and politician, President of Venezuela (born 1962)
  • Chuck Schumer, American lawyer and politician (born 1950)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2011 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2011 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 7 January – The film The King's Speech, with Colin Firth playing the role of the stuttering George VI, is released in the UK. It won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, on 27 February.
  • 15 January – Three former Church of England bishops are ordained as priests in the new Roman Catholic Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham at Westminster Cathedral.
  • 19 March – Operation Unified Protector: British, French and American military initiate air strikes in Libya following United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973.

Life in 2011

Prime Minister

David Cameron

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£2.95

Loaf of Bread

£1.30

Average House

£162,083

Weekly Wage

£711.00

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